Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 41
... phase . A well - mixed sample of air or of sea water in contact with our instruments is , therefore , defined as a phase . Different phases , brought together in a thermodynamic system , tend to change until an equilibrium has been ...
... phase . A well - mixed sample of air or of sea water in contact with our instruments is , therefore , defined as a phase . Different phases , brought together in a thermodynamic system , tend to change until an equilibrium has been ...
Page 104
... phase velocity . In very shallow water ( 2kD < 1 ) the group and phase velocities of gravity waves become identical — a conclusion that also is evident directly from ( 4.18 ) . So far the existence of any mean velocity in either medium ...
... phase velocity . In very shallow water ( 2kD < 1 ) the group and phase velocities of gravity waves become identical — a conclusion that also is evident directly from ( 4.18 ) . So far the existence of any mean velocity in either medium ...
Page 119
... phase speed at a relatively short distance from the interface . The following brief account of Miles ' concept is based largely on a paper by Lighthill ( 1962 ) . Fig . 4.1 represents schematically the air flow relative to the wave as ...
... phase speed at a relatively short distance from the interface . The following brief account of Miles ' concept is based largely on a paper by Lighthill ( 1962 ) . Fig . 4.1 represents schematically the air flow relative to the wave as ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 42 |
SURFACE WAVES | 98 |
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